Facts Throughout the Years

A lot of things happened in 1973, among them was the birth of the company known as Refrigeration Industries Company.

Facing one of the hotter climates of the world, the people of Kuwait suffered a constant shortage of essential fresh food supplies.

To store and preserve the imported fruits and vegetables, Refrigeration Industries Company was established by an AMIRI Decree in the State of Kuwait, starting with the construction of the first ever cold stores in the region.

Refrigeration Industries Company has established itself as a pioneer in it’s field in Kuwait. With a wide array of services today, RIC has come a long way.

1973: Warehouses were established by Amiri Decree. The RIC warehouses were inspected and graded for quality by the Lloyds of London, this affiliation laid the foundation for the extra care and effort given towards quality of products and services by RIC.

1979: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health entrusted RIC to construct Medical Cold Stores Complex. This was at the time the biggest in the world with a cost of 12,000,000 KD

1980: Refrigeration Industries air conditioning manufacturing plant set up in Sulaibiya

1981: Production of package and mini-splits a/c starts under York-Gulf